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    We're Hosting An Advanced Screening of 'Berlin Syndrome' in Brisbane

    The latest from Australian director Cate Shortland is a provocative thriller receiving rave reviews.

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    The World's Biggest TV Festival Is Coming to Melbourne

    Series Mania will bring screenings, panels, workshops and more to ACMI for five days of TV-focused fun.

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    Melbourne Is Getting a Shit Garden Exhibition

    An entire exhibition celebrating the world's outstandingly disastrous landscaping choices.

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    The Team Behind Serial and This American Life Just Dropped a Brand New True Crime Podcast

    S-Town investigates a true story set in rural Alabama — and all seven episodes are here.

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    Splendour in the Grass Announces Dream-Fulfilling 2017 Lineup

    After six years, LCD Soundsystem are coming back to Australia.

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    We're Hosting an Advanced Screening of 'Get Out' in Brisbane

    Register your details and go into the draw to come and see a truly terrifying movie with us.

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    Shia LaBeouf's Anti-Trump Project Has Been Shut Down Again

    The fourth time wasn't the charm for the actor turned activist's artistic protest piece.

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    The Guggenheim Has Just Unveiled Its Stunning Synthetic Desert Installation

    Visitors step into a sea of sound-suppressing foam pyramids in an artwork designed to "heighten our understanding of perceptual experience."

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    Spanish Film Festival Announces Stacked 2017 Program

    With 38 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to bank robber thrillers and Goya-winning revenge flicks.

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    Ten Films from SXSW 2017 Required in Australian Cinemas Immediately

    They're making waves in Austin, let's hope the tide brings them to our shores.

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    St Kilda Is Getting Australia's First Pride Centre

    Modelled after San Francisco’s LGBTI Community Centre, it will highlight queer culture, provide services and offer a safe gathering space.

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    Dark Mofo Reveals First 2017 Festival Headliner

    The first taste of the Tasmanian midwinter festival includes Viking-peddling experimental black metal.

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    Vivid Sydney Announces Massive 2017 Program

    AIR, Shepard Fairey, Laura Marling, lights at Barangaroo.

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    Large Groups are Freaking Out SXSW Attendees to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale'

    Red-clad ladies are popping up around the Austin festival to plug Hulu's new Elisabeth Moss-starring show.

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    This Visually Stunning Ballet Should Come to Australia

    The production stems from a dream team of Jamie xx, Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor, Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and novelist Jonathan Safran Foer.

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    Stones Corner Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

    Local legends Regurgitator headline the free street fest, which will also feature a new beer garden.

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    A Two-Day Food and Music Festival is Coming to Melbourne's Historic Pentridge Prison

    Live tunes, market stalls and meals on wheels will help celebrate 20 years since the prison closed its doors.

Latest Events
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    The Great Artist Market

    Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    This riverside brewery is celebrating Brisbane's creative community with a one-day market featuring over 70 local talents.

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    Armand Van Helden at The Tivoli

    Fri, 10 Apr, 2026

    The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

    Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.

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    Archie Moore: kith and kin

    Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.

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    Five Must-See Films at the 2017 Brisbane Queer Film Festival

    Coming-of-age films, Brazilian miniseries and political documentaries set in the Philippines.

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    Gold Coast Film Festival Unveils 2017 Program

    Watch some of 2017's best films by the water, in a brewery and on a boat.

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    IMDB Adds New 'F for Female' Rating to Highlight Women in Film

    This well-timed new feature lets you search by female director or female protagonist.

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    Ten Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

    See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.

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    YouTube is Bringing Live TV Streaming to All of Your Devices

    The US service will allow viewers to watch live TV wherever they happen to be and enjoy unlimited recording.

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    Banksy Opens Walled Off Hotel in the West Bank

    Set up in secret over the last 14 months and set to open on March 11, the Bethlehem guesthouse is expected to run for a year.

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    The Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

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    Five Formidable Recent French Films You Might Have Missed

    Brush up before the Alliance French Film Festival rolls into town.

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    Austrian Street Artist Nychos Unveils Colossal Mural in Sydney

    It's a homage to famous Victorian painting Flaming June.

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    Win Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

    Pick from over 45 formidable films, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

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    Vivid Sydney Announces Fleet Foxes as First Artist on 2017 Program

    Five years after their last Australian tour, the American folk-rock band will play four exclusive shows at the Sydney Opera House.

  • Guide

    The Six Best Things to See at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2017

    From late night comedy gems to mainstage headliners, this year's program is brimming with festival favourites.

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    Why La La Land Shouldn't Win Best Original Score at This Year's Academy Awards

    And why you should care about the oft-forgotten Oscars category.

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    NGV Announces Most Ambitious Summer Blockbuster Exhibition to Date: The NGV Triennial

    Featuring over 60 artists from around the world, including Yayoi Kusama, Adel Abidin, Guo Pei and more.

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    Concrete Playground's Annual Oscars Drinking Game: The 2017 Edition

    The only way to get through the 89th Academy Awards in one piece.

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    New App Choovie Aims to Bring Fluid Ticket Pricing to Australian Cinemas

    If cinemas jump on board, audiences will drive demand — and, by extension, how much they pay at the door.

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    Batman v Superman Cleans Up at the 37th Annual Razzie Awards

    The superhero showdown took home four awards, but missed out on worst film of the year.

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    London Could Be Getting a Permanent Public David Bowie Memorial

    A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a three-storey monument to the entertainment icon.

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    Australia's Village Roadshow Is Seeking to Block 41 Additional Piracy Sites

    After successfully blocking The Pirate Bay last year, the film company is expanding their efforts.

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    Secret Garden Festival Hosted Its First Ever Real Legally-Binding Wedding

    Music and matrimony combined, complete with Peter Pan-themed vows and a confetti cannon.

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    Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement

    The acclaimed animator is currently preparing to make his next full-length film.

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    Concrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race

    Who will win, who should win, and who got snubbed at the 89th Academy Awards.

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